Child Search
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- Why doesn't the Child Search work for me?
- How do I submit my interest on a child?
- What is a Home Study?
- More Questions about Child Search
Children's Profiles
Our children's privacy is very important. Their profile is a glimpse into their personality and their special needs. This is the first step in the adoption information-sharing continuum. Further information will be shared with your caseworker if you are considered as an adoption option for the child or sibling group.
Search options:
- Child Characteristics
Web-based search according to your adoption preferences, including boys or girls, siblings or individuals, age, ethnicity, and area. - Printable
Photo Listing
Similar options as above, but results are displayed in a continuous, print-friendly list including children's photos, profiles, and contact information. - Quick
Find
Useful if you already know the child's child's first name, TARE Child ID, or TARE Sibling ID.
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Heart Galleries
Question: What does it mean when a child's picture has a little heart logo?
Answer: That means the child has a link to a larger Heart Gallery portrait. Heart Gallery portraits are taken by professional photographers and exhibited at galleries and other prominent places in the child's local community - as well as on the web.
Not yet approved to foster or adopt?
Texas Residents: Please fill out our Interest Form
Non-Texas residents: Please visit your state's web site. Texas works with interested families from other states, however we cannot approve or develop home studies on families outside Texas. We encourage you to get approved to adopt within your state first.
Photo listings are updated daily. Families with approved home studies can inquire through the child's interest form on their photo/profile page.
Note: Children come into the care of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) due to abuse or neglect. Therefore, families who adopt children through the agency should have an understanding or be willing to learn the dynamics of neglect, physical or sexual abuse.